An ablative case of the doer (but with the preposition a or ab going
before), and sometimes also a dative case, is added to verbs passive, as
Darius eleganter ab Alexandro victus est:
Darius was elegantly licked by Alexander.
The other cases continue to belong to verbs passive which belonged to
them as verbs active, as
Titanes læsæ majestatis accusati sunt:
The Titans were indicted for high treason.
And being found guilty were _quartered_ in a very uncomfortable manner,
as well as _drawn_ by various artists, whose skill in _execution_ has
been much commended.
Vapulo, to be beaten, veneo, to be sold, liceo, to be prized, exulo, to
be banished, fio, to be made, neuter passives, have a passive
construction, as